Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City